This Persimmon Prosciutto Smoked Cheddar Salad with salted pistachios and light honey dressing is packed with flavour and texture!
Hello, everyone. I will keep it radically short today again. Wondering why? I’ve had an extended weekend this time again (Every 3 weeks I get an extra Friday off). And while I am not complaining about this situation (How anyone could indeed?), somehow I am able to tackle fewer tasks than I would normally do. As a result, by Sunday I always feel obligated to do something useful…Like sharing a recipe for this tasty Persimmon Prosciutto Smoked Cheddar Salad. I hope this counts.
Of course, I am exaggerating a bit. For instance, on Friday I made and photographed two recipes, a cake and pasta. And trust me, photographing in my case isn’t the fastest thing. In fact, the setting process sometimes takes longer than actual cooking. And did I mention all the cleaning and putting all the props back?
Talking about props. You probably noticed that I’ve been using spruce branches for my photos a lot lately. But don’t you worry, please – our forests are safe. While I might have borrowed some branches in the park last November and December, I don’t need to do this now. The secret is that when people started to discard their Christmas trees after the holidays, I was collecting some beautiful brunches. After all, those were perfectly beautiful trees! In January we had a huge bag of the spruce brunchesin…the refrigerator, to keep it fresh. I also froze some little pieces, and they’ve worked perfectly fine too. You shouldn’t waste natural resources, right? So next year instead of sending cookies for me on Christmas, you can ship your trees once you don’t need them haha.
All right, back to this Persimmon Prosciutto Smoked Cheddar Salad. I made it the way we normally eat our salads:
- It’s satisfying thanks to proteins but not overly heavy, and it’s the entire meal for your dinner or lunch;
- It’s fancy and elegant;
- It combines both sweet and salty notes;
- It combines various textures like juicy, chewy, soft, crunchy;
- Thanks to prosciutto and smoked cheddar, this salad is packed with flavour too.
Do I need to say indeed more? Just try this Persimmon Prosciutto Smoked Cheddar Salad and remember: spring is almost here. If you try it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.
Persimmon Prosciutto Smoked Cheddar Salad
Notes
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Ingredients
- 2 cups arugula
- 2 persimmons, pitted and sliced (While persimmons vary, try finding the varieties which are softer)
- 100-125 gr. prosciutto
- 2 tbsp. salted pistachios
- 150 gr. smoked cheddar, cubed
- 1/2 tsp. olive oil
- 2-3 drops of honey
- 1 tsp. orange or lemon juice
Instructions
- In a small cup combine the oil, honey, and juice, and whisk to combine.
- Divide the arugula, persimmons, prosciutto, cheddar, and pistachios between two plates and drizzle with the dressing.
- Enjoy!
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Prosciutto and smoked cheddar go together so well, yum! With regards to the persimmon part, I see those fruits available occasionally in my local supermarket so might prove a little difficult for me to fully experience your delicious recipe unfortunately. Your pictures look great Ben. I know what you mean about all the time it takes to photograph your food too. It takes ages! Well done on re-using pieces of christmas trees after Christmas. I won’t need to send you ours. It’s a plastic one. Ha ha!
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I never use persimmon, but from the looks of this I really need to get on that train! This salad looks delightful. Great flavour combos!!
I always wonder how to use persimmons. This looks like a great way! I love salads that are savory and sweet – so satisfying! Looks wonderful, Ben!
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I love persimmons! My latest snack obsession is dried persimmons from Trader Joe’s–I can’t get enough. So this salad sounds awesome! Have a great week, Ben!
Very creative idea to snag pieces of Christmas trees after the holiday! I’ll be happy to send our tree up to you next year….but you’ll have to wait until the beginning of January. :-) In the meantime, though, this salad sounds delicious, Ben! As always, you’ve got a great combination of flavors going on here. I can see you used your long weekend well!
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